Greater Khorasan
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Greater Khorasan included parts which are today in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Some of the main historical cities of Persia are located in the older Khorasan: Nishapur (now in Iran), Merv and Sanjan (now in Turkmenistan), Samarqand and Bukhara (both now in Uzbekistan, Herat and Balkh (both now in Afghanistan).
See also
External links
- Current Khorasan Province of Iran with Some references to Greater Khorasan
- Some Afghanistan History with references to Greater Khorasan
Categories: Iran geography stubs | Afghanistan geography stubs | Central Asia geography stubs | Asian history



